A woman was injured when she fell two stories during an Algiers apartment fire Friday evening (April 4), according to the New Orleans Fire Department.

Three others, an adult and two children, who had been trapped on a balcony escaped unharmed from the blaze at the Cypress Run Apartments, 6101 Tullis Drive.

The unidentified 24-year-old woman fell as another resident attempted to lower her from the burning building, according to the fire department. New Orleans EMS reported the woman was transported to LSU Interim with serious injuries, but was talking and conscious.

Firefighters said they arrived on the scene about five minutes after receiving the 911 call at 5:56 p.m., and saw two adults and two children on a third-floor balcony.

The fire department said no one else was injured, and the fire was brought under control with the help of 44 firefighters by 6:14 p.m.

The fire was caused by a dryer on the first floor, the fire department said. Firefighters credited the quick thinking of a woman who closed the door to the utility room containing the dryer, preventing the fire from spreading.